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15 hours ago | wjtv.com | Vinay Simlot

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For the first time since becoming the Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Junior took questions from members of Congress. His testimony comes as the U.S. passed 1,000 measles cases across 11 states. In his first three months on the job Secretary Robert F. Kennedy junior has eliminated 1/4 of the health agency’s workforce and cut $11 billion in federal funds for states. Senators say those cuts affected vaccine programs in states.

1 day ago | wjtv.com | Alexander Bolton

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the chair of the Senate Homeland Security subcommittee that oversees disaster management, vented his frustration Tuesday at a hearing where he grilled the executives of two major insurance companies about cutting hurricane- and other disaster-related payments.

1 day ago | wjtv.com | Christopher Rugaber

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb by this summer. Consumer prices rose 2.3% in April from a year ago, the Labor Department said Tuesday, down from 2.4% in March and the smallest increase in more than four years.

1 day ago | wjtv.com | Walt Grayson

by: Walt Grayson Posted: May 13, 2025 / 03:50 PM CDT Updated: May 13, 2025 / 03:50 PM CDT JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon.

1 day ago | wjtv.com | Walt Grayson

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